Meeting every MONDAY night 6pm to 9:30pm at the Hartland Senior Center, Room 53 or 54 at 9525 East Highland Rd (M-59),just west of US-23, Howell, Michigan. We have our own beautiful PRIVATE room in the HSC. Use the entrance at the far West end of the building. Stop by and ask for Mike, Ken or Vince. We offer free instructions and lessons to beginners. Contact the LCCC by email: livingstoncountychessclub@hotmail.com

Saturday, November 15, 2014

Beginners Corner: Always Look for a Better Move

This game was played in our league recently. There
are some lessons here for the beginner player.1. d4d5
2. Bf4Nc6
3.Nc3g7

Good
developing moves by both players so far.

4. Nb5e6??

Black
is playing his opening rote (not considering what his opponent is doing). 4. ….e5
was needed to stop the text attack.

5. Nxc7+Ke7
6. Nxa8Bd7
7. Nc7Bg7
8. Bg5+?Nf6

A
worthless check by White as it allows Black to develop his piece by White’s
move. The game is not over yet and White is not developing his pieces to
maximize his advantage. 8. e3 opens the bishop and protects the knight.

Correct
for Black was to counter attack with the previously mentioned 11. …. Qa5+.
White now has Black totally destroyed (+16) with 12. Bd6+!, Ke8 13. Nc7+
forcing the loss of Black’s queen.

12. Nc7?……..

Trapping
the knight, but no matter. White went on to win with his advantage, but he made
it much harder than it needed to be.

The
lessons to learn from this game are;

1. Don’t
play openings by rote.
2. When
you do get an advantage, keep playing hard and don’t expect the game to win
itself.
3. When
you see a good move – wait and look around. You just may find a better one.

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